Man who stiffed cabbie also stole police officer's iPhone, cops say

A Wisconsin man who investigators say stiffed a cab driver was arrested Thursday after an Orlando police officer noticed his iPhone was missing and located it in the man's shoe, a report shows.

Daniel Stache, 26, took a Checker Cab from the Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista to Moe's Southwest Grill near the Mall at Millenia at about 6:40 p.m., according to the report.

Stache told the driver he had to go to an ATM to get money for the $34 fare because his credit card was from another state and wouldn't work, the report states.

Stache came back empty-handed and said he needed to go inside the restaurant to meet a friend who would give him cash for the fare, the driver told investigators.

After about 10 minutes, the cabbie drove around back and found Paul sitting on a curb smoking a cigarette. Stache walked toward the mall, where police Officer Alexander Kipp interviewed him. Kipp was working an extra-duty job at the mall.

Stache gave Kipp another credit card, but it also was declined, according to the report.

He was taken to the Orange County Jail by a second Orlando police officer. After he left, Kipp noticed that his iPhone was missing.

Using a find-your-phone app, Kipp remotely played sounds on the phone, which was found in Stache's shoe, the report states.

Stache, who lives in the village of Hales Corners near Milwaukee, was still jailed on Saturday.

The charges are petty theft (for the cab fare), grand theft (for the iPhone) and possessing a portable communications device in a detention facility. Bail was set at $5,800.

According to professional websites, Stache has worked as a computer systems administrator and holds a bachelor's degree in computer science.